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Steve Davies

England

Player profile

Full name Steven Michael Davies
Born June 17, 1986, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Current age 22 years 74 days
Major teams Marylebone Cricket Club, Worcestershire, Worcestershire Cricket Board
Nickname Davo
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education King Charles 1 School

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
First-class	60	99	12	3193	192	36.70	5210	61.28	4	14			191	12
List A	65	56	10	1393	103*	30.28			1	8			61	16
Twenty20	24	19	5	224	30	16.00	201	111.44	0	0	21	0	10	2

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
List A	65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics
First-class debut	2005
Last First-class	Essex v Worcestershire at Colchester, Aug 20-23, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2003
Last List A	Somerset v Worcestershire at Taunton, Aug 28, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard

Profile

If you believe the hype, then the current battle between Chris Read and Geraint Jones for the England wicketkeeping spot is destined to end with both usurped by Worcestershire's dynamic keeper-batsman Steven Davies. The press spent 2006 heaping praise and pressure in equal amounts on Davies, who only turned 20 midway through the season. Mind you, if he wanted to stay undetected then scoring 192 against Gloucestershire and topping 1000 runs is not the way to do it. It was clear he had talent when he finished above Graeme Hick in the Worcestershire averages in his debut season in 2005, and he was selected for the National Academy and toured the West Indies with England A that winter. A former England Under-19 captain, Davies has impressed everyone who has come across him and, vitally, his glovework is also of an excellent standard. The selectors will be loath to make the same mistakes with Davies as they made with Read and James Foster, but he has time on his side, and his selection for the National Academy in the winter of 2006 showed he is not far way.
Sam Collins October 2006

Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 2004
NBC Denis Compton Award 2005
NBC Denis Compton Award 2006
NBC Denis Compton Award 2007